Memorial Day Monument Honors First Iowa War Casualty
Memorial Day ceremonies mark a granite monument on Merle Hay Road near Des Moines in honor of Merle Hay the first Iowa soldier to die in France. The marker funded by Polk County supervisors cost 1000 dollars with public dedication by local officials, schoolchildren, and Camp Dodge troops. The piece honors Hay along with early fatalities Gresham from Indiana and Enright from Massachusetts. The article also notes German language controversy in Baxter Iowa and profiles Luther College president Dr. Christian Preus and other wartime stories and civic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tosva
Merle Hay
Camp Dodge
Iowa
France
Washington
Hay
Gresham
Enright
Indiana
Massachusette
Douglas Avenue
Lafayette Young
Board of Supervisors
Polk County
14Th Cavalry
Casper Schenk
Young
Christian K. Preus
Luther Colllge
Decorah Wienneshiek County
Middle West
Ton
Hisson
Minnesoa
Preus
Luther College
Local Chorus Quartet Shines at Chautauqua Event
An all male quartet luminous performance captivated the Chautauqua audience with refined harmonies. Weatherwax and Baker led the group in a lively program featuring classic melodies and entertaining encores.
Prominent Clayton County figures and early Garnaville lore
The article recalls Garnaville's early settlers including Wim Larrabee and James O Crosby, noting a lifelong Sunday School leadership and the town's decline after the railroad bypassed it. It also highlights Iowa leaders in state service, and details state fish distribution, new fishing laws, and contracts for food, coal, and camp facilities tied to Des Moines institutions and Camp Dodge.
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Jude James QC
Crosby
Garnaville
Clayton County
Merril
Chicago
Wim. Larrabee
Iowa
Thomas Updegraff
Congress
James Hill
Andover Seminary
James O. Crosby
Clayton County Fair
Congregational Sunday School
State Board of Control
Livestock Indemnity Plan Seeks Faster Benefits
A $250000 annual appropriation for two years funds indemnity payments as livestock are culled after tuberculin testing. Appraisers set breeding value versus salvage, with state covering one third of the difference. Herd owners may seek accreditation by testing and agreeing to law provisions. Jess Pugh to headline Joy Night on Chautauqua summer program with Al Baker Youna and Billy Prior as opening acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Animal Health Commission
Jess Pugh
Muel
Chautauqua
Jess
al Baker
New York
Youna
Billy Prior
Edison
Onerogram
Uncalled Advertised Letters at Local Post Office
Weekly notice lists letters remaining uncalled for ending June 4 1921 including Mrs Anna Beerman Mrs Roy Smith Miss Lizzie Anderson Miss Gladys Smith Mrs Lillie Lewis and Mrs J L Johnson Letters uncalled for two weeks from date will move to the Dead Letter Office Chicago Illinois Callers should say Adverised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Beerman
Roy Smith
Lizzie Anderson
Gladys Smith
Lillie Lewis
J. L. Johnson
Chicago
Illinois
The Public Pose on a Mooring Deck Mystery
A critic notes the novel centers on a heroine who loses herself amid reflections as she and the hero stand at an ocean liner railing. The hero is described as toying with a cigarette cage, signaling a society fiction tease about implied romance and social intrigue.
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State News
J. W. Jarnag
Baxter
Jasper County
Paul Traéger
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Preva
Order of St. Olaf
Norway
Europe
University of Cristiana
H. J. Stubhead
United States
Dan Ukovratotic
Zagreb
Croatia
Jugo- Slavia
Illinois Central
Waterloo
Dan
Russia
Guardian
Stana
W. W. Grant
State Vocational Board of Minnesota
Reachesters
Minneapolis
Aew
Kate Ogborn
China
North
Miss Ogborn
National Committee For China Relief
McDowell and
Quayle
Methodist Church
Miss Oxhorn
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa
Iowa Wesleyan University
Mount. Pleasant
Estherville
Have Bean
Loge’ Feieras Weg le
Albert
General Assembly
Iowa Lakes
Fourteenth Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
J. C. Neitzel
Federal Board of Vocational Education
St. Louis
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Neitzel
Northwestern Lumber and Wrecking Company of
Iowa State College Reserve Corps
University of Iowa Corps
Peter Malcolm
John Howard Paine
Patti
Father
Mibme
Hom
Day J
Johnston Drugs Co
Ays
Harker Beauman Lumber Co
Lowa
Ehler
Monarch Coffee
Coffee Ib
Graham
Mens Sox
Henderson’s Corsets
Kuppenheimer
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